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Add historic OSes to README.md for posterity. [skip ci]
While at it, remove OpenWrt from the supported list because it is a case of GNU/Linux.
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@@ -35,10 +35,21 @@ tcpdump compiles and works on at least the following platforms:
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* {Mac} OS X / macOS
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* NetBSD
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* OpenBSD
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* OpenWrt
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* Solaris
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* Windows (requires WinPcap or Npcap, and Visual Studio with CMake)
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In the past tcpdump certainly or likely worked on the following platforms:
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* 4.3BSD
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* BSD/386, later BSD/OS
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* DEC OSF/1, later Digital UNIX, later Tru64 UNIX
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* DOS
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* IRIX
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* SINIX
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* SunOS
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* Ultrix
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* UnixWare
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### Dependency on libpcap
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Tcpdump uses libpcap, a system-independent interface for user-level
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packet capture. Before building tcpdump, you must first retrieve and

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